Israeli-Innovation

Israeli innovation plays key role in AT&T’s technological progress

'The Jerusalem Post' visited the AT&T Foundry in Ra’anana on Monday, as senior executives from the company’s US-based innovation division stopped by the site as part of their trip to Israel.

Israeli pharma firm NeuroDerm sold for $1.1b to Mitsubishi

The buyer, in the largest ever acquisition of an Israeli pharmaceuticals company, is Japan's Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation.

Birthright program joins top Israelis, North Americans to build start-ups

The Excel Ventures program is a 10-week fellowship part of the larger Birthright Israel Excel program, a business internship framework that has been operating for seven years.

Israeli robotics company receives funding from Toyota Research Institute

Intuition Robotics, known for developing the Elli•Q aging companion, announced on Tuesday that the company received a $14 million investment in a Series-A financing round.

New app alerts parents when children are cyberbullied

Developed by Israelis, the Keepers app lets parents know when their children are being cyberbullied.

Teaching autonomous vehicles to make ethical decisions on the road

A German study shows that self-driving cars may soon be able to make moral and ethical decisions like humans.

CityPass loses Jerusalem Light Rail extension tender

Under the former agreement, the state had an option to buy the project back from CityPass in March 2019 – 17 years before the end of the franchise period.

Nano paves the way for advanced devices

A new development discovered by Israeli researchers can reshape the future of optoelectronics.

Tech Talk: Lions Innovation Festival at Cannes

Cannes Lions is continuously searching for the next hot thing

Israeli-Indian partnership seeks to boost start-up funds

OurCrowd and LetsVenture will work together to enhance international investment and business development prospects.

Israeli startup develops innovative suitcase

Israeli company successfully crowdfunds futuristic titanium suitcase fit for James Bond.

Israeli tech providing sight for sore eyes

Fresh from the news of its $15b sale to Intel, Mobileye and its founders set their sights on OrCam, designed to help people with vision and reading disabilities.

Japanese telecom giant invests $100m. in Israeli cybersecurity firm

Cyberreason's advanced technology have protected scores of companies from advanced attacks, including the recent and global WannaCry Ransoware attack.

Tech Talk: Travel Tech takes over Tel Aviv

The following are a few of the top startups that participated in Travel Tech Israel 2017.

Tel Aviv University develops major advance against drug-resistant bacteria

"This may indeed be a milestone, because it opens up many opportunities for DNA manipulations of bacteria that were impossible to accomplish before.”

Florida city to alleviate water shortage with Israeli technology

Affordable device traps humid air on-demand.

Wave of energy: Israeli firm harnessing sea power for Mexico electricity

“This is a great honor for Mexico to be among the first countries in the world and the first in the Americas to generate electricity from ocean waves,” said CEO of Eco Wave Power Mexico.

10 Israeli defense companies set to exhibit at Paris Air Show

Israeli defense exports to Europe totaled $1.8 billion in 2016, out of Israel's total of $6.5 billion in defense exports.

SPNI, Waze identify most dangerous roads for animals

“The information coming today from Waze users is invaluable to nature, and it illustrates the depth of the problem of wildlife run-overs.”

Change regulation and Israel will soar, economist says

In the latest “World Bank Doing Business Report,” Israel ranked 52nd globally in the “ease of doing business” index.

Training the next generation of Israeli ‘cyber warriors’

Lt.-Col. Yaniv Ossi, commander of the computing school that trains hitech soldiers, talks of the threats and intentions to work more closely with academia to retain Israel’s qualitative edge.

Synergy grows between Israeli hi-tech and Chinese marketplace

Investment, merger and acquisitions manager Shengyan Fan visits this week.

Israeli firm seeking breakthrough in 3D organ printing with biological ink

CollPlant's bio-ink enables the printing of three-dimensional scaffolds combined with human cells and growth factors, as a basis for tissue or organ generation.

Houston mayor looks to Israel as he builds hi-tech sector

“It’s my hope that during my term we can establish a direct flight from Houston to Israel, with all the synergies that exist between the two.”

Israeli, Indian partners team up with Motorola to launch Jerusalem incubator

The incubator, led by equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, will focus on frontier technologies such as big data, analytics, artificial intelligence, fintech and storage.

Israeli tech firm turns parked car windows into video displays

"Think of a car that is no longer only a car but is a medium to present information."

Israeli company showcases drone interception technology

ORAD’s DROM system can take over device’s piloting from operator.

Israeli researchers show how malware can steal data from Wi-Fi routers

Guri’s findings are just the latest in a series of studies at BGU’s Cyber Security Research Center dedicated to uncovering and demonstrating vulnerabilities of electronic devices.

National Australia Bank teams up with Jerusalem’s OurCrowd

OurCrowd managing director: “It’s sort of a two-way bridge being built between Australia and Israel.”

Porsche invests eight figures in Israel, eyes artificial intelligence

It seems the world is looking to Israel to bring it into the future of transportation.